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Table 3 Concentrations ( μg/kg) of strontium (Sr), barium (Ba), cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), manganese (Mn), chromium (Cr), antimony (Sb), selenium (Se) and lead (Pb) in the liver and kidneys of horses (n = 21)

From: Concentrations of strontium, barium, cadmium, copper, zinc, manganese, chromium, antimony, selenium and lead in the equine liver and kidneys

 

Liver

Cortex of the kidney

Renal medulla

Sr

73.5

(23.5-283)a

170

(59.3-466)b

248

(40.7-1017)c

Ba

230

(107–427)a

340

(154–570)b

355

(179–982)b

Cd

798

(67.6-3700)a

8713

(315–42819)b

4647

(77.5-35091)c

Cu

4238

(2151–14609)a

4448

(2488–11393)a

1853

(1100–6511)b

Zn

21387

(8849–96681)a

21956

(12323–47110)a

12895

(8573–24653)b

Mn

1186

(515–3258)a

875

(344–1479)b

412

(242–1292)c

Cr

116

(22.0-427)

84.7

(16.3-514)

91.5

(27.6-348)

Sb

14.8

(0.00-23.8)a

10.8

(0.00-13.5)b

10.8

(0.00-12.0)c

Se

131

(69.6-336)a

739

(356–1599)b

255

(87.5-647)c

Pb

82.3

(0.00-301)a

34.0

(0.00-118)b

18.2

(0.00-103)c

  1. Differences (P < 0.05) within a row are marked with different superscript letters.